(19)
(11) EP 1 749 272 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
07.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/06

(21) Application number: 05713253.2

(22) Date of filing: 11.02.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06K 9/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/004180
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/079263 (01.09.2005 Gazette 2005/35)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 13.02.2004 US 543940 P

(71) Applicant: Waters Investments Limited
New Castle, Delaware 19720 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GORENSTEIN, Marc. V.
    Needham, MA 02492 (US)
  • PLUMB, Robert, S.
    Milford, MA 01757 (US)
  • STUMPF, Chris, L.
    Uxbridge, MA 01569 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius, Corinna et al
Geibelstrasse 6
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


(54) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PEAKS IN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY DATA AND FOR FORMING SPECTRA AND CHROMATOGRAMS